2022 NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATE BIOS

ASSISTANT HISTORIAN- HISTORICAL SOCIETYSamantha Averett-Boyd

My name is Samantha Averett Boyd, and I am applying for the vacancy with the historical society. I am currently a social studies teacher for District of Columbia Public Schools. I teach United States History, Advance Placement United States History and African American History. As an employee for DCPS, I also serve in other capacities, I am a Bliss Fellow, Micro-credential instructor, and a Race and Equity Fellow for the district. As a Bliss Fellow I work throughout the summer to evaluate, update, and create United States History lessons which are accessible to all social studies teachers, and I lead the professional development for that curriculum throughout the school year. As a micro-credential instructor, I create self-paced professional development courses during the summer and then serve as the instructor of those courses during the school year. Finally, as a Race and Equity fellow during the school year and summer I work with district leaders to identify and correct the implicit and explicit bias that is embedded in our curriculum, testing, and practices as a district. At the school level, I work with other school leaders to evaluate practices and policies at the school level that impact our students, staff, faculty, and community, which are rooted in systematic racism and bias. In addition to being a secondary educator, I have also served as a post-secondary educator for 16 years for City Colleges of Chicago. While living in Chicago,

Illinois, I served as an in-person instructor and once I moved to Virginia I moved to online instruction, which is where I am currently employed. While serving in those professional capacities can be demanding, I still find time to volunteer my time at the Fairfax County Public Library and serve as a board member for the Middle States Council of the Social Studies which is a regional division of the National Council for the

Social Studies. In addition to my volunteering and service, I am currently a doctoral candidate in United States History and Public History at Howard University. I am in the dissertation writing phase of the program and hoping to graduate from the program in May of 2022. And last but not least, the best part of my life is being a mother to a wonderful senior in high school, who is looking to add his artist eye to the field of animation, studio art and design. I am most proud of the young man his becoming and I work hard as a mother to be a source of support and inspiration for him.

Gale Ogden Incumbent - candidate running for 2nd of allowable 2 consecutive terms per bylaws

I currently serve as Assistant Historian for the Historical Society of Alfred Street Baptist Church, serving a 4 year term that ends on December 31, 2021. It is with great humility to be considered for the position of Assistant Historian for the Historical Society of Alfred Street Baptist Church, a 5-year position, with eligibility to serve an additional five (5) year term.

As Assistant Historian for the Historical Society of Alfred Street Baptist Church, I have participated in the following efforts:

• Cataloged church artifacts for inventory and archival purposes • Documented church history and ministry events through photographical and

written articulations • Engaged and collaborated with other ASBC Ministries on projects for historical

purposes

In addition to my experience as Assistant Historian, I have been blessed to be an active member since 1997 and during that time I have served various capacities, including but not limited to, 6 years with the ASBC Sunday School Ministry as a teacher for the Kindergarten through 1st grade students. Furthermore, my family

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history with Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) spans over 100+ years, which inspires my passion to continue learning the history of this great church as well as preserving its legacy for future generations as well as those who yearn to learn the rich history of ASBC. With God’s grace and direction, I look forward with excitement as I continue to use my gifts and talents as an Assistant Historian for the Historical Society of Alfred Street Baptist Church.

COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE

Debra Allen

Debra Allen is a native of the Southside of Chicago. Her faith, risky, adventurous spirit and love for people has led her to opportunities she never would have imagined. She attributes that to a mother who told her the sky was the limit and a grandmother who always told her to, “hold on to the man with the keys. He is the only one who can lock and unlock the doors.” That man is God. He will always be the love of her life.

Since 2017, Debra continues to serve as a member-at-large on the Board of Director’s at Cornerstones--an inclusive nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing, emergency shelter, quality childcare, food, financial assistance, employment services and other resources to individuals, and families in need. As a board member, she assesses policies relating to the organization’s mission, vision, procedures, and goals. Debra evaluates and assess needs for current and proposed programs. She develops and identify strategies to seek and promote the faith community interest and support of the programs as well as board member representation.

Debra has been accepted into the Leadership Fairfax Institute program. The program isdesigned to bring together community leaders to understand and bring awareness to issues facing Fairfax County and develop actionable steps to create equity in the region. Her cohort has been tasked to work on a research project addressing equity in the workplace, education, community, and health/safety in the district regions in Fairfax County.


Debra Allen Cont.

Debra serves as the recruiting Team Lead for the Community Police Academy (CPA) under the division of the Chief of Police/Public Relation Bureau for Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD). CPA is a free program that provides an overview of the police department to residents and employees who work in Fairfax County. The purpose for the program is to engage more minorities in law enforcement.

Debra serves on the Black Women United for Action committee for the Annual Slave Memorial Commemoration at Mt. Vernon. Her role is to oversee/organize the Cadets, Youth Usher volunteers and the Nikki Giovanni essay competition.

At her previous church, Debra served as the President for the Parenting Ministry.

Debra has over 25 years in the Telecommunications industry with AT&T, Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable as a Network Engineer, primarily designing circuits for the core network.

During her leisure time she enjoys serving, meeting people, stage plays, collecting vintage books, visiting historical sites, watching dem Cowboys and the Lakers.

She is the proud Mother of two incredible children she raised as a single parent, who are also the loves of her life. Her daughter Brieana is a Seminary graduate. Her son Joshua graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGETammi Lloyd Incumbent - candidate running for 2nd of allowable 2 consecutive terms per bylaws

Tammi D. Lloyd is the Director, Enterprise Talent Pipeline and Performance at Lockheed Martin Corporation. Tammi is responsible for the development, implementation and sustainment of the corporate talent and performance management, ensuring diverse talent pipelines for executive level roles and development of high potential talent, Her teams work to understand business needs and create integrated solutions – supporting and propelling business priorities and growing and developing talent at all levels.

Tammi joined Lockheed Martin and the Talent and Organizational Capability team in July 2013 as the Senior Manager, Corporate Talent Management. She was promoted to Director, Talent Management January, 2014. Following several successful talent initiatives and talent reviews with our corporate executive leadership team, her role was expanded to Enterprise Talent Management and Professional Development.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Tammi worked at Capital One Financial Corporation where she was the Senior Director of Human Resources Consulting, supporting Information Technology. She held a leadership role in two major acquisitions where the bank purchased multi-site financial institutions as the method for market entry. She supported the Mid-Atlantic Region for the Retail Banking division which included 250 branches and approximately 2,000 associates across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGETammi Lloyd Cont.

Prior to Capital One, Tammi was with Bank of America where she held Human Resource generalist and Staffing roles. Tammi has multi-industry experience having held progressively advancing Human Resources positions at Bank of America (financial services), Frito-Lay (consumer packaged goods), Harrah’s Entertainment (hospitality/entertainment) and AT&T (services).

Tammi graduated from Fisk University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She continued her education at Vanderbilt University where she earned a Master of Business Administration (with dual concentrations in Human Resources and Services Marketing) from the Owen Graduate School of Management. She is an active member of Alfred Street Baptist Church, active in the community through various volunteer organizations and she sings in a nationally recognized choir.


Michael Napper

Michael has been a member and servant of the Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) for approximately 11 years. During his time of serving at the ASBC, he has been blessed to contribute in a myriad of positions including President and Vice President of Discipleship Group #7, Vice President of the Single Parents Ministry, and currently a member of the Village Curriculum Guide team. Michael has two children (Micah Nicole and Michael Anthony III) that were both dedicated at ASBC.

In addition to using his time, talents, and treasures at ASBC, he has exemplified consistency, creativity, and a relentless work ethic at the Department of Veterans Affairs for approximately 11 years. Within 4 years he went from being a temporary GS-4 Claims Assistant to being 1 of 35 selected for a nationwide leadership program and being promoted to work in one of the VA’s Central Office Headquarters. In 2014 Michael was selected to detail directly for the Office of the Secretary (OSVA) for approximately 3 years. He is currently the Chief of his own team within the VA (VBA, Education Service, Executive Management Office).

Michael is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has enjoyed serving for them over the years as well. Since 2017 he has been on the Leadership Committee for their Black Alumni Reunion. In 2019 he was selected to become a member of the Virginia Tech Business Information Technology Board and was recently selected as Vice Chair of that Board. Michael is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. In his spare time, he enjoys spending quality time with his children, listening to a variety of podcasts, enjoying a good workout, and communicating with family and friends.

Amber Delgado

My name is Amber and I’ve spent most of my life in the DMV. I graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2015, and graduated from Strayer University with a Master’s degree in forensic accounting in 2019. I’ve made my career as a federal auditor, working with the Department of Navy and Central Intelligence Agency. Outside of work, I own an accounting and bookkeeping business that I started during the pandemic.

FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBER


Debra Foster

• Accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior Feb 13, 1995. Dedicated member of Christian Tabernacle Church in Southfield Michigan prior to moving to Virginia in 2013.

• Mother to two adult children and Nana to my 5-year-old grandbaby Brooke • Retired military member – US Air Force Active Duty/Reserves (32 years) • Retired Federal Employee – US Army • Due to Covid I recently opted-out as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines • Certified in financial management • Worked financial management and budget execution for the US Army for

over 17 year

FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERGrant Njoku Incumbent - candidate running for 2nd of allowable 2 consecutive terms per bylaws

Grant Njoku was born and raised in Huntsville, AL. Grant graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University South Alabama with a Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing, and received his Master’s in Business Administration and Certificate in Business Analytics at George Mason University.

Currently, he is a Contracting Officer and Ambassador Program representative for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, previously working with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Army Contracting Command - National Capital Region. He is Level III certified in Contracting and Level I certified in Program Management from the Defense Acquisition University.

Grant is actively involved with voluntary church activities, previously serving on the young adult ministry, men's ministry, and greeter. He is currently serving on as the Assistant Treasurer and on the Procurement Sub-committee under the Finance and Budget Committee.

FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERDr. Jeannice Fairrer Samani

Dr. Jeannice Fairrer Samani, MBA is an Executive leader in the world of emerging technology and business integration, strategic transformational, education, Global speaker on all things leadership and tech, an award-winning technologist and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience.

Dr. Samani’s transformative vision galvanized mindset shifts in business development and organization, inclusion, strategic management, making an impact in the global community and ecosystems. In her executive roles, she builds teams. She continuously engages and involves the employees to perform to the best of their abilities and grow professionally and personally.

As a keynote speaker addressing information technology for the ITU and European Union, Advancements in Leadership in Nigeria, and United States, Artificial Intelligence for Good, Data

Analytics at the STEMM Congress, and Global Entrepreneur Summit as a speaker, advisor, and judge. Reoccurring speaker for the Black Engineer for HBCUs, and Women of Color in STEM. As a leader, mentor, and delegate for the U.S. Department of State TechWomen Initiative, she served as an architect, mentor, and council board chair.

Fairrer Samani holds a Ph.D., MBA in management and sustainability from Golden Gate University, Masters City and Regional Planning-transportation/economic development UC Berkeley, BA in Political Economics/City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley, and Management Development Entrepreneurship from UCLA. She is currently working on her second doctorate in Technology Innovation Management in computer science. Her postdoctoral work from Stanford in technology and management. Certificates in Design-Thinking MIT and Stanford, Systems Thinking MIT, AI from Kellogg, computer languages R, Python, and SQL.


Dr. Jeannice Fairrer Samani Cont.

She is a sought-out advisor for Global VP Technology & Systems, Venture Capital acceleration programs, Ignite at Stanford University and School of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Santa Clara University, Awardee as a Technology Trail Blazer Black Engineers of the Year. Farrier Samani is recognized and honored with numerous awards including, recognized by Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, Women Economic Forum, Professional Businesswomen, Order of Engineers, along with the Cities of San Jose and Los Altos, California.

FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERMichelle Waller

I am a seasoned professional with over 20+ years of Federal leadership and budget analysis experience. This experience includes leading and performing a full range of high risk, complex, budgetary controls, reporting and strategic planning. In addition, leading a team of 11 employees with a concentration in the execution, formulation, programming and planning.

My current leadership Working Groups, meetings, programs: • Attends the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Small Bureau Chief Financial Officers

(CFO) meetings • DOC Selectee for the CFO Executive Leadership Program (9 month program) • Member of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act Working Group • Member of the Business Applications Solutions Working Group • Working Group Member of DOC’s first Virtual Financial Management Training

Education: • University of Maryland University College, Masters of Business Administration, 2006 • George Mason University, Bachelor of Arts Communications, 1998

Personal: I enjoy spending quality time with my husband Kenny and 5 year old son Kaleb. I look for opportunities to help friends, family and those in need; having heart for service and giving back to the community wherever possible. When the time permits, I enjoy reading a good book, working out, and catching up with old friends on the phone.

GOVERNANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

Nidra Dyer

Nidra Dyer enthusiastically submits her application for nomination to serve as the Vice Chair of the Governance and Legal Committee of the Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) Council.

Ms. Dyer is a nine-year member of ASBC, having joined the Church in 2012 after visiting for several years. Since joining she has been actively involved in the Church community—first joining the Voices of Triumph choir, then expanding her service with an appointment to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee (CBC) in 2016, and finally, being voted to serve on the Governance and Legal Committee (G&LC) in 2018. In addition to past positions, this year Ms. Dyer graciously agreed to backfill a position on the G&LC when the position was vacated mid-term.

While on the CBC, Ms. Dyer doubled as both the Assistant Secretary and a member. Some of her key contributions to the CBC’s work include devising and implementing the congregational

information sessions leading up to the vote for the new Constitution and Bylaws; she also coordinated the informational Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which were available for the congregation. Additionally, Ms. Dyer collaborated with the Chair to create informational and engaging reports and presentations on behalf of the Chair and the committee. Once elected to the G&LC at its inception, Ms. Dyer again served in dual capacities—a Committee member and the Committee Secretary. As a Committee member, Ms. Dyer collaborated with other members and Church Council to review and discuss pressing Church matters, and spearheaded the research and drafting of several key policies which emanated from the Committee and were

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Nidra Dyer Cont.

ultimately approved and implemented by Council. Ms. Dyer kept the records of the G&LC as its Secretary, where she took minutes, kept Committee records, and assisted with presentations and reports.

When Ms. Dyer returned to the G&LC in April 2021, she quickly picked up the reins of her predecessor, and not only assumed the role on the Committee, but also assumed duties as a liaison to the Affordable Housing Advisory Team for the Council, where she works with a team to implement the Church’s affordable housing initiatives.

Ms. Dyer looks forward to bringing her past Church leadership experience to the position of Vice Chair. She possesses the right variety of skills to effectively aid the Council in its work—a legal education and training, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Church’s governing documents, excellent project and program management skills, knowledge of the goals and customs of the Church, and capabilities as an engaging public speaker and presenter, a creative and analytical thinker, a willing collaborator, and dedication to the Church’s success.

Outside of ASBC, Ms. Dyer is a lawyer and IT Business Strategy consultant with a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Loyola University in Maryland. She is a native New Yorker living in Washington, D.C. for more than 10 years and enjoys traveling, cooking, and Dallas Cowboys football.

GOVERNANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

Stacy Burnette

Stacy Burnette is an accomplished technology contracts attorney with significant international business experience. In her current role at Comcast Cable Corporation as Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Ms. Burnette is responsible for negotiating cable franchise agreements, ensuring contract compliance, managing a community investment budget and managing relationships with government officials.

Prior to joining Comcast, Ms. Burnette was the Director of Contractual Compliance at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), an international technology company responsible for managing the global domain name system. In this capacity, Ms. Burnette ensured that domain name suppliers all over the world complied with the terms of their licensing agreements. While serving in this role, Ms. Burnette presented contract compliance reports at international conferences in England, France, Portugal, Brazil, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa, China, South Korea, India, Columbia, Singapore, Australia, Mexico, Canada and the Czech Republic.

Prior to working for ICANN, Ms. Burnette worked as the Cable Administrator for the City of Los Angeles and prior to that as General Counsel for the D.C. Office of Cable Television. In those roles, Ms. Burnette gained significant experience negotiating cable agreements with Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Charter, AT&T and District Cablevision.

GOVERNANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

Stacy Burnette Cont.

Ms. Burnette began her career in the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General where she gained six years of complex civil litigation experience. Prior to leaving this office, Mr. Burnette received an award for sustained superior performance based on her outstanding trial record. Ms. Burnette has a strong commitment to community service organizations in the District of Columbia. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the DC Chamber of Commerce, Greater Washington Urban League and the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center. Ms. Burnette earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Howard University and a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law. Ms. Burnette is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEMBER

Cynthia Howell

Hi, I am Cynthia A. Howell, a member of DG1. I am excited about the opportunity to serve as a member of the Human Resources Committee to share my skills, knowledge and many years of HR experience with my church family.

I am a longtime resident of the Washington, DC Metro Area, having been raised in Prince George’s County Maryland, where I attended public schools including graduating from High Point High School in Beltsville, MD. As a member of the last class to graduate from Hampton Institute, with a major in Mass Media Arts, my degree lists both the names of Hampton University and Hampton Institute. When I was twelve years old, I became a member of Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, DC and accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior. Over the course of my fifteen years plus membership, I participated in many activities and most dear to my heart, providing care to our children in the nursery. Upon moving to Laurel, MD, I joined First Baptist Church of Guilford in Columbia, MD where I was active in the Women’s Ministry. I currently reside in the nation’s capital, married to the love of my life Jon J. Aiken.

A few years after college, I developed a strong interest in Human Resources because of my desire and compassion to help people succeed in the work environment. I am also a licensed DC real estate agent who loves to help people realize their dream of home ownership. Both careers allow me the opportunity to thoughtfully help people navigate two important areas of their lives.


Cynthia Howell Cont.

As a member of the Human Resources Committee, the church will get a savvy executive Human Resources business leader with 20 plus years of challenging work experience and external awareness. My ability to lead, manage, develop and mentor teams and individuals is an extraordinary strong asset. As a certified PHR and SHRM-CP, my expertise and experience in employee relations, mentoring and coaching all levels of staff, benefits and compensation administration, policies and procedures, employment law, talent management and acquisition enables me to effectively support and align myself with the various business leaders of an organization. I am a trusted and strategic confidant to C-level executives as well as line management and staff employees. I have a solid foundation with hands-on experience in several types and sizes of organizations with different organizational cultures, which includes government contracting, non-profit and for profit. I am deeply passionate about my profession and operate with the highest integrity and confidentiality and believe employees are critical to the success of an organization.

My polished and professional presentation matched with my pleasant nature and sound management skills makes me a solid individual to serve as a member of the Human Resources Committee. Additionally, it would be an honor and joy to serve ASBC under the leadership of a dynamic preacher and teacher.

I give God all the glory and honor for the skills and talents he has bestowed upon me.


Yolanda Louis

“Together we achieve more.” This is my guiding principle for successful outcomes. By demonstrating strong communication leadership in a customer-centric environment I have consistently exceeded sales quotas through Marketing Management roles while improving customer satisfaction. These are skills I would bring to your organization and this position.

In August 1996 to March 2000, I was a Medical Laboratory Instructor at Eastern College of Health Vocations. In that position I increased their retention rate for the LPN and Medical Assistance Programs from 77% to 98% for three and a half years; while having my own business as a Sales Consultant of Quality Laboratory Services. As a Sales Consultant, I put the students I taught in internship programs at the Physicians ’office laboratories that I started up from Louisiana to Northern Mississippi.

My human resources, marketing, experience with the Epidemiologist in the state of Louisiana in HIV research and trained by the CDC, and medical device and biopharma sales experience and education in law, compliance, regulation will allow me to provide guidance around policy development and risk management, not to mention problem solving that will benefit the bottom line


Yolanda Louis Cont.

I would be a great fit for this organization because your organization provides the highest quality of integrity, products, services, along with treating customers with respect and serving them to the best of their ability. Your organization solves culturally diverse problems while maintaining a willingness to listen, learn, innovate, educate, and improve the quality of life.

I’m a Christian who loves all people and keeps Christ as the center and focus of my life and one who leans not on my understanding. but on His word in serving people in all I do. I was married but divorced but have two beautiful children that are saved and keeps Christ as the center and focus of their lives in serving people with the gifts that God has blessed them with. I have two beautiful grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, and soon have a son-in-law.


Anthony Wilson

I was born in Gatesville, North Carolina on February 6th, 1977. I was adopted by my grandparents and I am the youngest of 16. I was raised on the farm and love country living where everyone knows everyone. I graduated from Elizabeth City State University with a BS degree in Biology and a minor in Social Administration. I love to sing, write, volunteer, travel, and shop. I am a man that believes in the power of God and making sure he is first in all my life. My main motto is “Live the way our Ancestors fought for us to live and help others”

I taught high school science for years before going into administration. I am currently the Executive Director for Community Tech LLC an International IT firm located in Center City DC. I oversee a staff of 50 and all programs in various states. While in the positions I create career announcements, management of the HR department. I also have written several grants and proposals.

PROPERTY & FACILITIES COMMITTEE CHAIR

JocCole Burton

JocCole “JC” Burton, LEED AP BD+C is CEO of Maven Construction. JC is a DC based entrepreneur who has spent her 25-year career in the real estate development and construction industry. Ms. Burton has been a thought leader on energy efficient, multifamily housing and institutional projects. Ms. Burton’s work has been acknowledged by the White House as a Champion of Change: Clean Energy. She is also the first black woman appointed to the City of Boston Licensure Commission.

Ms. Burton worked some of the first LEED projects in the United States which includes more than 50 LEED projects, three Net-Zero projects and she developed on-line sustainability platform to help assess final driver for green investments. During her 25+ year career, she has worked to revitalized neighborhoods and communities through multifamily and single development in several cities, large municipal projects and nationally branded retail projects. She is a trouble shooter and credited with turning around K-12 capital improvement programs in the District of Columbia and Boston, MA.

She brings these experiences and her personal commitment to excellence to every opportunity.

Ms. Burton is the mother of one elementary school aged daughter. In her spare time, you can find JC with her daughter roller skating, cooking, advocating for better food access for under-resourced children and finding new ways to support emerging leaders in STEM careers.

PROPERTY & FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEMBER

Edward Hamilton

Strategic multifunctional logistics, fleet, procurement, police business services, administrative services, and facilities management executive with more than 20 years of diverse executive leadership experience. Skills and experience include planning and executing federal lease renewals, tenant improvements, capital improvement planning, and office moves, with specific expertise overseeing technically skilled direct reports and administering multibillion-dollar budgets, procurements, and contracts. Confidently able to execute highly complex projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget completion.

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER

Lateisha Garrett Incumbent - candidate running for 2nd of allowable 2 consecutive terms per bylaws

Lateisha Garrett hails from Powhatan, VA and is a graduate of James Madison University (JMU) where she earned a degree in English and political communications. After JMU, Teisha moved to Washington, D.C. to make the world a better place and focused on fundraising from major and grassroots donors.

She has spent most of her career mobilizing and engaging people to support political candidates, advocacy organizations, issues, and non-profits. As a fundraiser, she has raised over $500 million from email, direct mail, phones, events, and campaigns. She is consistently called on by organizations to serve as an advisor on project implementation, strategy, recruiting, messaging, and more.

She has worked for a number of organizations and campaigns including EMILY's List, American Association for Justice, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Women for Women International. She managed all of the marketing and engagement programs at International Medical Corps, a nonprofit focused on emergency response, medical care, and training in nearly 30 countries. She served as the White House Liaison at the National Endowment for the Humanities

(NEH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Obama Administration. There she served as the primary connection to the White House Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) and also served as NEH’s point person on White House events like the National Humanities Medal Ceremony and the National Youth Humanities and Arts Youth Program. She served as


Lateisha Garrett Cont. Incumbent - candidate running for 2nd of allowable 2 consecutive terms per bylaws

the President at Run the World, a grassroots marketing firm focused on progressive organizations and candidates where she managed aspects of fundraising for U.S Senators Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, and Mark Kelly. She currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing for Civitech, a company dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes.

She has served on the board of the Alexandria Commission for Women, Virginia’s List, and the Vola Lawson Breast Cancer Fund and is an active member of Alfred Street Baptist Church. In her spare time, she can be found cheering on a Washington sports team, voraciously consuming books, or baking cupcakes.


Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones is a graduate of Cornell University and earned a master of public health degree from Drexel University. In addition to pursuing a master of business administration degree she is currently enrolled in graduate certificate programs at George Washington University in the disciplines of healthcare quality and corporate responsibility.

She is a health advocate that eagerly volunteered for the Moderna Phase III COVID vaccine clinical trial and worked for NYC’s Vaccines4All program at City College’s vaccination hub. A longtime member of the American Public Health Association she currently volunteers on the Public Health Education and Health Promotion section. Her professional experience includes health equity, patient advocacy, government affairs, and clinical research roles within the pharmaceutical industry.

Ms. Jones is a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She served as the New York State Conference’s health chair for five years as well as an executive committee for her local branch. During her city council appointment to Manhattan’s Community Board #10 she was elected vice chair of the health committee and secretary of the landmarks committee.


Jennifer Jones Cont.

After completing a 6-year term on the President’s Council of Cornell Women she is currently a member of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Dean’s Advisory council.

A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, she’s had the honor to serve on national, regional and chapter committees.

While living in DC she found home at Alfred Street Baptist Church and remains an active long-distance member. Prior to her return to New York City, she served on the Social Justice Ministry. Her current church activities include teaching Children’s Sunday School, serving as an e-Village host, a VBS Volunteer, DG 8’s 2021 secretary as well as a member of the ASBC Children’s Sunday School Curriculum writing and editorial teams.

A native of Brooklyn NY, her passions include children, fitness, travel, and the arts.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Consondra Davis Da'Shaun Joseph Shani Lockhart

Ethel Mangum Joan Turner

2022 NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATE BIOS

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